美国慈善家贝林向中国多家博物馆捐赠野生动物标本

美国慈善家肯尼斯·贝林生前向中国多家自然博物馆捐赠了大量珍稀野生动物标本。1贝林自2004年起以大连自然博物馆为起点，开启了对华标本捐赠事业。1

从2011年4月起，贝林及其环球健康与教育基金会与重庆自然博物馆正式合作，至今共向该馆捐赠近1500件珍稀动物标本、手工艺品等藏品。1重庆自然博物馆通过这些捐赠建立了"贝林厅"常设展厅，累计接待观众超1200万人次，其中青少年及研学团体占比约70%，年均承接中小学研学团队300余批次。1

上海、北京、重庆、青岛、武汉等地均设有贝林展厅或贝林主题展。1此外，贝林还支持了"环球自然日——青少年自然科学知识挑战活动"在中国的开展，该活动已在华落地15年，重庆自然博物馆已承办14年。1这一系列合作形成了跨越太平洋的民间自然文化交流典范，推动了中美两国在生态保护和科普教育领域的民间合作。1

American philanthropist Kenneth Behring has become widely recognized across multiple natural history museums in China through his extensive donations of wildlife specimens.1 Beginning in 2004 with the Dalian Natural History Museum, Behring initiated a specimen donation initiative that would expand across the country.1 His efforts have established a notable precedent for cross-Pacific cultural and educational exchange.

The Chongqing Natural History Museum has emerged as a major beneficiary of these contributions.1 Starting in April 2011, when the museum formally signed a cooperation memorandum with Behring, the Global Health and Education Foundation has donated nearly 1,500 pieces of rare animal specimens and handicrafts to the institution.1 This collection formed the foundation for the permanent "Behring Hall" exhibition.1 The exhibit has attracted over 12 million visitors since its establishment, with approximately 70 percent consisting of youth and student research groups, welcoming over 300 school research teams annually.1

Behring's philanthropic reach extends beyond Chongqing, with exhibition halls or thematic displays bearing his name established in Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, and Wuhan.1 The Global Youth Natural Science Challenge competition has operated in China for 15 years, with the Chongqing Natural History Museum participating for 14 consecutive years.1 These initiatives have fostered ongoing collaboration between China and the United States in ecological conservation and science education at the grassroots level.